Opinion: California’s drivers pay high gas taxes and prices for roads and bridges in poor condition
The massive rise in gas prices is another harsh reminder that Californians pay the highest gas taxes in the nation. But it’s also a reminder that the state’s roads and bridges don’t always perform or look like they’re some of the most expensive in the country.
Reason Foundation’s Annual Highway Report shows California spent $206,924 per state-controlled mile of highway in 2019. The good news, at least relative to some other states: California now spends far less per mile than New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, and Florida, among others. However, California’s per-mile spending is three times higher than that of Texas, which spends $75,153 per mile.
For example, California ranks next to last, 49th, in urban arterial pavement condition, 44th in urban Interstate pavement condition, and 40th in rural Interstate pavement condition. By comparison, 8.08% of the pavement on California’s urban Interstates is in poor condition while just 3.43% of urban Interstate pavement in Texas is in poor condition—and Texas’ highway system is the largest in the country, with nearly four times the lane miles of California’s state-controlled highway system.
“California will receive $849.4 million this fiscal year – more than double the amount of any other state – and an estimated total of $4.2 billion over five years, to address highway bridge needs. Caltrans and local transportation agencies will target the funds to improve the nearly 1,500 bridges rated in ‘poor’ condition in the state,” Caltrans announced in January.
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